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How to pronounce prawn in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shrimp
Type of seafood
Has types river prawn
Type Words
Type of fish
Type Words
Type of decapod, decapod crustacean
Has types palaemon australis, long-clawed prawn, river prawn

Examples of prawn

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Insert small wooden skewers the full length of prawn to prevent them curling up.
From the smh.com.au
Some crustaceans commonly eaten are shrimp, prawn, lobster, crayfish, and crabs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Starters such as prawn crackers and spring rolls are also typically deep-fried.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The chips, also called prawn-flavored chips, are available in most Asian markets.
From the thenewstribune.com
Gorgeous salads, freshly baked tarts and the best tempura prawn sushi I've had.
From the couriermail.com.au
The prawn and piquillo-pepper tortilla had plenty of flavor and wasn't too heavy.
From the bloomberg.com
I don't want to come the raw prawn but this is no plaice for such awful punditry.
From the guardian.co.uk
Between 2000 and 2010, the freshwater prawn farming in India has grown rapidly.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Season each prawn with salt and pepper, then dredge in the rice flour mixture.
From the sfgate.com
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  • Fish for prawns
  • Any of various edible decapod crustaceans
  • Prawns are decapod crustaceans, belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. The term "prawn" is also used in various contexts for other animals, especially caridean shrimp. ...
  • (Prawns (album)) 'Prawns' is the twenty-fifth solo album recorded by B.R. Wallers under the name The Rebel, the third to be released widely. It is the album version of "Unfired Covenish Den. New Fresh Concepts in Germ Enticement". ...
  • (Prawns) crustaceans like shrimp. In some areas of the United States, the term is applied to any large shrimp.
  • A decapod crustacean living in freshwater. Some prawn species such as the Blue claw prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii are commercially significant for aquaculture. The grouping of prawns as freshwater decapods and shrimps as marine decapods is open to debate. ...
  • 1. shrimp. 2. a weak, foolish, insignificant or ineffectual person.
  • N. 1. Shrimp. Actually shrimps are small prawns, but both Brits and Americans ignore this minor distinction. Prawns (large or small) are shrimp.
  • Term commonly used for any large shrimp, although a true prawn has a thinner body and longer legs than a shrimp, and an average market length of 3 inches or 4 inches. ...